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TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSISTED BY AIRSTRIKES FROM RAAF BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVATE G.C. MAXWELL (1); PRIVATE A.J. PINCHES (2); PRIVATE K.E. FRAZER (3); PRIVATE C. PANOZZO (4); PRIVATE W.L. SERGENT (5).
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSIS
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE FOOT OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU READY FOR THE DRIVE UP THE SLOPE TO ATTACK JAPANESE FORCES. THEY ARE BEING ASSIS
LIEUTENANT J.M. TRETHOWAN, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION (7), WITH MEMBERS OF HIS SECTION WHO ASSISTED IN THE CAPTURE OF THE STRONGLY DEFENDED POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- PRIVAT
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-06-27. MORTAR CREW OF C COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION READY TO MOVE DOWN TO THE COAST FOR A WELL EARNED SPELL AFTER THE CAPTURE OF MOUNT SHIBURANGU. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL
MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-12. "THE BLOT" VIEWED FROM THE SUMMIT BEFORE AN ATTACK BY A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT. THE ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED FROM MOUNT
MOUNT SHIBURANGU, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-12. "THE BLOT" VIEWED FROM THE SUMMIT BEFORE AN ATTACK BY A COMPANY, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH B COMPANY IN SUPPORT. THE ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED FROM MOUNT
